Taft News

If St. Charles Parish's assessor wins, Entergy's tax bill from the parish could rise by more than $14 million a year, a sum that would be paid by all Entergy customers -- not just those in St.

A move by the Port of South Louisiana to buy a narrow 44-acre property adjacent to the Dow Chemical plant in Taft failed to win approval from the port's Board of Commissioners, who said the parish presidents of St.

The pilot of a Boeing A75 Stearman was injured this afternoon after St. Charles Parish authorities say his plane crashed as he attempted a take off in Taft.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is conducting a special inspection at Entergy Louisiana Inc.'s Waterford 3 nuclear plant in Taft because of repeated problems with electrical relay switches in the plant's safety system.

Though the national economic slump has slowed the flow of goods through the Port of South Louisiana from a record high in 2006, the port is moving to expand and improve its facilities, even beyond river traffic.

BRETT DUKE / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Marc Zeringue stands outside his home Thursday, July 9, 2009 in Taft.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has notified Entergy Corp. that it is not saving enough money to decommission five of its nuclear plants when the time comes to shut them down.

US vinyl's producer OxyChem has idled chlor-alkali production at its Taft, Louisiana facility, a source familiar with operations told Platts Tuesday.